At approximately 12:15 AM on Thursday, January 16th, officers responded to a commercial alarm call at the Bargain Shop, 611 Bell Fork Road. When they arrived, officers found that the glass front door of the business had been shattered. The investigation revealed that a male subject carrying a duffle bag had thrown a brick through the front door, entered the business and fled with electronics equipment.

At 3:22 AM JPD Officers responded to another commercial alarm call at the Carolina Cash Exchange, 2434A Onslow Drive. Upon arrival, officers observed that the glass door of the business was cracked. The investigation revealed a male subject attempting to break the glass door with a brick. Entry was not made into the business and the subject left on foot in the direction of Northwoods Shopping Center.

Patrol officers canvassed the area and observed a male in front of Yesterday’s Thrift Store in the Northwoods Shopping Center. The subject, fitting the description of the subject in the surveillance footage at the Bargain Shop and Carolina Cash Exchange, was carrying the same bag identified in the morning’s previous incidents.

The subject, Dominque Hooks, 21, of Gum Branch Road in Jacksonville was taken into custody without incident. His charges and bond are listed below. He is held at the Onslow County Detention Center.

JPD’s Investigative Services Division partnered with the Patrol Division to recover the stolen property in the incidents. “The swift action and vigilance of the patrol officers on duty resulted in the arrest” said Captain Randy Nordstrom, Patrol Division Supervisor.